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Demodulator IC meets Chinese digital TV standards.

Suited for TV and set-top box manufacturers addressing China's digital terrestrial television requirements, MXD1320 exhibits full compliance with GB20600-2006 national standard by supporting defined single- and multi-carrier modes. It achieves maximum resource sharing via algorithm and architecture design as opposed to placing 2 demodulators on one chip. Power consumption is rated at 170 mW.

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PCIe Quad Equalizer extends backplane and cable reach.

PCIe Quad Equalizer extends backplane and cable reach.

Consuming of 100 mW (typ) per channel, PowerWise DS50EV401 supports PCIe Gen1 (2.5 Gbps), PCIe Gen2 (5 Gbps), and PCIe Gen3 (8 Gbps) data rates. Solution compensates for transmission medium losses, reducing deterministic jitter on 4 data transmission channels. Receive boost of 20 dB equalizes up to 10 m of PCIe cable or 40 in. of FR-4 PCB at data transmission rates up to 5 Gbps, with less than...

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IC enables short-range wireless services on mobile devices.

Implimented in 0.13 micron embedded non-volatile memory EEPROM technology, ST21NFCA integrates all necessary hardware and software for complete NFC (Near Field Communication) system, including support for all NFC proximity and vicinity standards. It enables contactless communication at 14.56 MHz and integrates Host Controller Interface (HCI) functions as well as interfaces for I2C bus and SPI...

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NEC Electronics Announces Agreement to Develop Power Management IC Solution for Mobile Internet Devices

NEC Electronics Applies Mobile Market Expertise to Highly Integrated MID Solution KAWASAKI, Japan and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 4 -- NEC Electronics Corporation and its subsidiary in the United States, NEC Electronics America, Inc., today announced that they have teamed with Intel Corporation to develop a power management IC (PMIC) solution optimized for mobile Internet devices (MIDs). The highly...

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New Scale Awarded Third U.S. Patent for Piezoelectric SQUIGGLE-® Motor Technology and Applications

Patent covers the latest micro motor improvements related to electrical interconnections, low-power drive electronics and integration in mobile phone cameras VICTOR, NY - Feb. 4, 2008 - New Scale Technologies, Inc. has received its third US patent for its miniature piezoelectric SQUIGGLE motors, the company announced today. The patent covers New Scale's SQUIGGLE motor design improvements in three...

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Mentor Graphics Olympus-SoC Place and Route System Used by STMicroelectronics to Tape Out Set-Top Box Chip

WILSONVILLE, Ore., November 27, 2007 - Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that STMicroelectronics, the number one supplier of semiconductors for set-top box applications, has taped out an advanced process, multi-million gate set-top box chip using the Mentor Olympus-SoC(TM) place and route system. The Olympus-SoC product is the next-generation netlist-to-GDSII system that...

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iamba Networks Expands its Presence in Europe

Working with Scantec Grows International Reach into European GPON Marketplace CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 4 - iamba Networks, a leading provider of gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) solutions today announced the company has teamed with European sales representative, Scantec. The move demonstrates iamba's sales strategy to bring iGES, iamba GPOB Eco- System, a comprehensive GPON solution...

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Reference Design Platform enables HEDGE smartphones.

Manufactured using 65 nm process geometry, Model BCM92153 integrates HSDPA baseband modem and Category 8 HSDPA modem on single monolithic chip. Power management unit supports dynamic voltage management with 2 programmable step-down regulators. Chip incorporates BluetoothÂ-®, Wi-FiÂ-®, GPS, and FM radio technology, along with digital image processing with support for up to 3.2 megapixel...

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Voice Processor mimics human hearing system.

Housed in 2.7 x 3.5 mm package, A1010 Voice Processor IC integrates audio acceleration logic, custom DSP, audio peripherals, and control interfaces. Based on intelligence of human hearing system, unit enables instantaneous noise suppression of 25 dB for both stationary and non-stationary noise. Regardless of whether noise is local to caller or remote over mobile network, processor uses several...

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Qualcomm Makes Next-Generation Mobile Internet Accessible with New Single-Chip Solution

SAN DIEGO, February 11 -- Multimedia-rich QSC6295 Brings Benefits of HSPA+ to Mass-market Feature Phones Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today introduced a new single-chip solution bringing unprecedented multimedia and broadband capabilities to the mass-market tier. The Qualcomm Single Chip(TM) (QSC(TM))...

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